LRI Scientific Advisory Board Member Elected President-Elect of U.S. Bone and Joint Initiative

June 27, 2014

Congratulations go to David Pisetsky, M.D., Ph.D. chosen as President-Elect of the United States Bone and Joint Initiative (USBJI) for the June 2015-2017 term. Dr. Pisetsky’s expertise and leadership are well-recognized by the scientific community. Dr. Pisetsky helped shape the Lupus Research Institute since its inception and serves on our Scientific Advisory Board.

Dr. Pisetsky also is Professor of Medicine and Immunology at Duke University Medical and Chief of Rheumatology at the Durham Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital. A leading investigator in the field of autoimmunity, Dr. Pisetsky has spent years researching the pathogenesis of systemic lupus erythematosus and the immunological properties of nuclear macromolecules.